Beginnings • c.h

Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten

"Oh, Megan."

Megan POV

I couldn't hear anything anymore, my heart was beating hard in my chest and i could feel my blood pumping in my head. This was a bad idea, to do it here; someone was always bound to come upstairs.

I was crawled up in a ball, grabbing my knees and whimpering softly,

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, I'm sorry..."

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I was startled out of my cramped position. The movement sent spikes of pain radiating across my hips and thighs where the skin continued to bleed and ache.

"Megan, what happened?"

I relax slightly, it was Anni. Then it hits me. It was Anni. I can't help but begin to almost scream for her to forgive me for breaking one of our only promises,

"Anni, please, I'm sorry!!! I couldn't help it, the voices inside my head they-they were killing me I had to get rid of them. I'm sorry, I broke our promise, please don't leave like everybody else!"

I continued to ramble on; I couldn't even hear her response over my incessant wails. Eventually I calm down enough to actually here what she is saying,

"Megan, it's okay, I am never going to leave you. I am not angry with you, just disappointed that you didn't come and tell me what was going on. I could have helped, you should never have to resort to hurting yourself, ever..."

And a fresh round of tears make themselves present and I clamber my way into Anni's lap, forgetful of the fact that I am much larger than her. She doesn't even hesitate to wrap her arms around me, she sways back and forth whispering soft words to me.

We are only interrupted by the sound of a hesitant knock on the door. Luke's voice floats through the door softly,

"Anni? Is she alright? I have the medical kit here."

I look quickly at Anni, she must have seen the panic in my eyes as she is quick to reassure me.

"Shh, Megan. I didn't tell him anything, just to bring the medical kit."

I moan softly,

"But he'll figure it out and tell everyone, and everyone will leave me again!!"

"Shh Megan, it's okay, if he does figure it out I don't think he would tell anyone. Luke isn't one to tell peoples secrets..."

I nod, and Anni rises to open the door a crack, she whispers something I didn't understand and quickly shuts the door again; in her hand is the medical kit.

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The cleaning up process is too quick, too practiced. It is a short time before Anni has cleaned the cuts and has placed Band-Aids over them. But she can't do anything to hide the stains of blood that splatter my skirt and the hem of my school shirt. The red, standing out spectacularly against the grey and blue.

"You'll just have to wear it for now, until you get back home, you can shower and change then, okay?"

I can only nod silently, until I am faced with another reason to panic,

"How am I going to get out of here, with no one seeing me?!"

Anni is quiet for a moment, her gaze flicking around the room until it lands on her phone which lies on the edge of the sink. Looking back at me,

"I'm going to text Luke and he is going to get everyone to stay in the basement, no one will see you, okay?"

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